Synonyms for missionary
ˈmɪʃ əˌnɛr imis·sion·a·ry

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1. missionarynoun

   someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program

   Synonyms:
   missioner

2. missionary, missioneradjective

   someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

   Synonyms:
   missioner

3. missionary, missionaladjective

   relating to or connected to a religious mission

   Synonyms:
   missional

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1. missionarynoun

   Synonyms:
   evangelist

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1. missionarynoun

   Synonyms:
   evangelist, missioner, revivalist, propagandist

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1. List of paraphrases for "missionary":

   missionaries, evangelist

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How to use missionary in a sentence?

1. Carl Jung:

   The Christian missionary may preach the gospel to the poor naked heathen, but the spiritual heathen who populate Europe have as yet heard nothing of Christianity.

2. Ngotlai Nohro:

   Mara reih he lei aw vei. Khazohpa eima theina hawhta chakao hai pi ta, missionary eima theina zydua ta chyh hai pi ta, MWC ta a theina hawhta Mara reih hmahpasiesa awpa ta ahria hai.

3. Harriet Beecher Stowe:

   Nobody had ever instructed him that a slave-ship, with a procession of expectant sharks in its wake, is a missionary institution, by which closely-packed heathen are brought over to enjoy the light of the Gospel.

4. Logan Green:

   Lyfts John Zimmer're like cutthroat missionaries, i think people see the missionary aspect, or see that Lyfts John Zimmer care about taking care of people, and assume it means Lyfts John Zimmer'll be soft when it comes to competing.

5. Logan Green:

   We're like cutthroat missionaries, i think people see the missionary aspect, or see that we care about taking care of people, and assume it means we'll be soft when it comes to competing.